Covaxin production to be increased to 6-7 crore doses a month in July-August: Health ministry

Scale-up of vaccine production cannot happen overnight, and increase in gross production does not translate to immediate supply, said the ministry.

The monthly production of indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin will be increased to six to seven crore doses in July-August from one crore doses in April, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The production capacity of the vaccine being manufactured by Bharat Biotech is expected to reach nearly 10 crore doses a month by September, the ministry said. "There have been some unfound media reports on unaccounted vaccine doses of Bharat Biotech. These reports are incorrect and are not supported by full information on the matter. The claims of Bharat Biotech having six crore doses is an error of comprehension among some quarters reporting the said matter," the ministry said in its statement.